Festus vs Pevely

A side-by-side comparison of Festus and Pevely: population, income, housing, and more.

Festus and Pevely are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Festus has the higher population (12,965 vs 6,037 in Pevely). Festus has the higher median household income ($70,085 vs $64,660 in Pevely). Festus has the higher median home value ($206,200 vs $203,700 in Pevely).

Population, income & housing

	Festus	Pevely
Population	12,965	6,037
Median age	35.4 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$70,085	$64,660
Median home value	$206,200	$203,700
Median gross rent	$935	$844
Housing units	5,389	2,357
Homeownership rate	56.5%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Festus	Pevely
Population	11,982 → 12,965 (+8.2%)	5,893 → 6,037 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$55,236 → $70,085 (+26.9%)	$55,980 → $64,660 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $206,200 (+50.4%)	$132,500 → $203,700 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $935 (+12.2%)	$702 → $844 (+20.2%)

Festus

Population

11,98212,965

Median household income

$55,236$70,085

Median home value

$137,100$206,200

Median gross rent

$833$935

Pevely

Population

5,8936,037

Median household income

$55,980$64,660

Median home value

$132,500$203,700

Median gross rent

$702$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Festus	Pevely
Under 5	9.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	19.3%	18.4%
18 to 24	6.8%	11.0%
25 to 34	13.4%	15.6%
35 to 44	15.2%	8.4%
45 to 54	9.5%	7.9%
55 to 64	10.8%	15.0%
65 to 74	9.1%	12.4%
75 and over	5.9%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Festus	Pevely
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	90.7%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Festus	Pevely
No high school diploma	12.0%	9.0%
High school graduate	28.7%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Festus	Pevely
Drove alone	83.2%	73.3%
Carpooled	5.7%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	7.1%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Festus	Pevely
1-unit, detached	70.2%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	9.0%
20 or more units	2.5%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Festus	Pevely
Poverty rate	16.6%	15.2%
Average household size	2.60	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1981	1997